ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2181 4 November 1950
FIELD REPORT (521 - MISD - 0151) 31 October 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | SHIM, Chea Chang (沈在昌) |
| PW NO; #500236 | |
| RANK: | Pvt |
| DUTY: | General Laborer |
| UNIT: | 503 Unit, Engr Bn, 3rd Co. (APO 7744) |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | KO CHON MYON |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 29 Oct 50 |
| UNIT MAKING CAPTURE: | 1st Marines |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | HAN NAM TANCHONGUN, HAPAMYON HEMONRI. (咸南端川郡何多面惠木里) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | HANNAM HEI SAN GUN, TONDU MYON HATONRI. (咸南惠山郡鳳頭面樺洞里) |
| INTERROGATOR: | Sgt YAMADA |
PW was fairly cooperative and answered questions freely.
Length of service - 28 days
Education: Higher Primary School (2 yrs)
Physical condition: Good
Reliability - Fair
3. MILITARY HISTORY:24 Sep 50 - Inducted into the army at PYONGYANG and assigned to 3rd Co, Engr Bn, 503 Unit.
Received basic training about 25 days.
19 Oct 50 - 503 Unit’s Engr Bn departed by trucks.
20 Oct 50 - Arrived at KANG DONG GUN (江東郡) approx 22km N E of PYONGYANG.
21 Oct 50 - Retreated toward PYONGYANG because UN Forces were sighted.
22 Oct 50 - Deserted from his unit at KANGDONG.
29 Oct 50 - Captured at KOCHON MYON.
4. WEAPONS AND PERSONNEL:
| Rifles | Approx | 400 |
| Handgrenade | 〃 | 600 |
| Land Mines | 〃 | 100 |
503 Unit Engr Bn’s mission was to lay land mines to stop the advance of UN Forces’ tanks at KANDONG, but they were unsuccessful in this because of the unexpected arrival of UN Forces. They took the land mines with them when they retreated toward PYONGYANG.
6. CONSTRUCTION OF LAND MINES:METAL LAND MINE
WOODEN LAND MINE
For the AC of S, G-2:
SHORT
